City of the Dead

Today the jerks have got aggression
An' I wished I could be like you
Sniff that wind of ugly tension
Every nation in the world
With the Soho River drinking me down
Just like I know mine"
But you got drunk an' fallen down
While all the windows stare ahead
It is the City of the Dead
It wasn't anything you said
This is the City of the Dead
It is the City of the Dead
Except I know we both lie dead
Slinks through the alley after girls
Yeah, today the jerks have got aggression

That's what New York Johnny said
Fall in love an' fall in bed

What we wear is dangerous gear
But some days we hide inside
Though we get beat up we don't care
At least it livens up the air
"You should get to know your town
It'll get you picked on anywhere

I'd do something else instead
In the City of the Dead

When we went out kickin' around

"Don't you know where to cop?"

An' the streets are filled with dread
It is the City of the Dead
All courage gone and paralyzed